My Mustang was a love at first sight.  Actually, I had fallen I love with them when they first came out in spring of 1964.  It was not till early 1966 when I had enough money to purchase one.  It was the final choice against an MGB-GT.  My, then, wife was pregnant and we needed the added space.  There were many heated arguments as to what to get on the car.  She wanted a 6-cyl, auto.  I wanted a k-code, 4-speed.  We compromised on a c-code, 3-speed.  That was the beginning of a long love affair.  I never expected to keep it this long.  5 years was what I thought.
My son was born and we drove from Rome, NY to LA, getting almost exactly 20mpg.  The Old Horse was still young and became my everyday driver.  I ended up with a 50 mile each way commute from Thousand Oaks, Ca to downtown LA on 5th St.  My wife was very close to her family, so we went to their house virtually every weekend for the next 3 years.  My in-laws were about 100 miles away on the other side of LA.  Needless to say I was driving over 600 miles a week.  The miles and years piled up.  I went back to grad school at night.  Needless to say I never saw my wife and son except on the weekends.  The marriage went south and the Old Horse stayed on for obvious financial reasons. 
Over the years it became part of me.  When lonely, I used to go out to it, sit and talk.  It was and is a great listener.  Finances kept me from doing much to it as well as the need for no down time.  I did my own maintenance including learning to rebuild those k-h brake calipers. (It has never since been in a brake shop.)  At 200k it got a new long block and clutch. 
Slowly the bank account increased to the point where could put in a 1” front/3/4” rear sway bar,Monte Carlo bar, Export brace,  and traction masters.  Handling was much improved.  Then, in 1983 I remarried.  Now with the extra income there was some money left over to do some improvements.
First were Recaro seats.  Simple bolt on, and the best single improvement ever made.  Boy are those seats comfortable, even now after almost 30 years.  Then in no particular order; 4speed top loader, 350 hp 351w, complete body restoration, 15” wheels.  The early 90’s caused a slowdown due to relocation to the Sacramento area.  The now Old Horse was put back into saddle as daily driver.  Finally, I was able to redo the front suspension with TCP components – r&p, uca, struts, lowered uca mounts.  Then a T-5. Next, time for 16” wheels which allows for the 12.19” Wilwoods in front and SSBC 11” at rear.  A little more restoration work and he is pretty much done.  I have no need for electric this and computerized that.  Keep it simple.
The Old Horse is mainly out to pasture with a weekly gallop to keep things in shape. 
It has been a good run.

Have a video posted from several years ago when I sold it.  A little idle time at 5:13 and a fun drive at 6:13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRzQMH-SZz0  It's a Midstates with a warmed over 428 - too big of cam but a great idle.

Love the baby moons.

Bought my '66 w/ 351W and C4 trans for $900 in 1998. It was severely dented all along the passenger side but ran beautifully. I did the quarter panel myself and over the past 15 years I've slowly been resto-moding it. Thanks to a lot of you guys the experience has been a bit more headache-free. I absolutely love mustangs and the hobby itself. Being unemployed right now all I wanna do is work on it but the finances just aren't there. I plan to put new exhaust on and fix the slipping trans when I am employed again. After that comes a V8 rear, probably a 3.73. Next comes wheels, brakes, paint, intake and cylinder head upgrades.

Sounds like Smokey.

dwalker2 wrote:

Bought my '66 w/ 351W and C4 trans for $900 in 1998.

That is a fantastic looking ride for a $900 initial and further elbow grease investment!

Hornman wrote:

Sounds like Smokey.

 
Hprnman !!!!   Your car !!!!! Its actually OUT OF THE GARAGE !!!!!!  

Like I am someone to talk...

The Spring guys just hit my credit card, so I am holeful the springs I ordered in February are on the way.

I moved mine, it's not too hard to do, but if you could move the whole thread or posts that would definitely be easier.

I just clicked edit on my post, and then chose the Source button (upper right) and then highlighted everything (including links for your pics) copied it, then posted it to a new message in the other forum.

Also I haven't properly thanked you and Daze for all the work on the forums, new and old!!!!

Thank you!

MustangSteve wrote:

MustangSteve wrote:

How long have you had it?  Where are you located?  POST a picture...

What is the longest ROAD TRIP you have taken it on?  Did you BUILD it or BUY it?

I made a new forum to place all the pictures and history in.  Please use it instead of this thread.  I am trying to figure out how to move the existing posts to that forum.
 

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1976 Bought a 64&1/2 T code when I was 15 years old for 150 bucks, swapped spindles and rear end (got'em free cousin was building a race car) built a 40 over 289 f4b holley 750, toploader 4 speed (way too much carb but the price was right) pumped gas till I was blue in the face spent every dime I made on that car, mostly on u-joints, then I blew the engine and started spending the money on girls,  damn I miss that car. Right now I'm helping my 14 year old build a c code '67 coupe 390 fe old school well I got a couple lying around and it fits heres my ride

Hey Guys, 

finally got around to this.   My love for fords started back in 1978.  I think I was 12 years old.  I had worked on a Farm where they raised tobacco and one of the boy there was 3 years older than me.  At 15 he had some of coolest Fords.  He had Cougars, Mustang and Fairlanes.   I bought my first car from him when I was 14.  It was a 66 Fairlane 2 dr for $50.00.  The Body was great but the floors were rusted through and the frame rails and the 289 didn't run.   I bought a 66 Fairlane 4 door for the engine and transmission that did run for $75.00.   I installed the engine and got it running just enough to do one burn out and put the leaf spring through the trunk and that was the end.   Wish my parents would of taken some pics of the cars but I think they were so mad I was waisting my time with it they never did.   

In 1983 I moved up to a 71 Torino.  Had 80K on it with a little rust for $500.  That was a Great Car.   I only had one pic of the Car.  I drove it my senior year until the Tranny Went out.  There where my shop instructor told me he would help rebulid the C4.  So I pulled it and put is on the shop table.  He said here the shop manual and he had never worked on a Transmission before.  I really wanted to punch him...LOL    So I sold the Torino and Joine the Army after Graduation in 1984.  I then Joined the Army and didn't have a car for 2 years while in Germany.  Then I was stationed in Fort Hood Texas in 1987 and I bough my First Mustang.  It was a 1979 Mustang Cobra


Drove that for a long time and then in 1990 Fell in love with my Wife and a Cougar...LOL   a 1985 Cougar.   I lowered and put some rims on it along with Glass Packs.

Then in 1992 I decided to get married and a month before I bought my 1969 Mustang Fastback.  Ive owned it ever since.   Theres times that car has made me so mad and wanted to sell it.  But I step away for a month and start again.   Here are some pics through out the last 21 years I've owned it.

Steve69





Packs. 

Cobra.   

texasrat67 wrote:

Hi Ford lovers..I am new to the forum. While not new to cars. I am new to Ford cars. I picked up a really nice 1969 Ford T5 this weekend. One in particular. ...The 69 you see at the top of this forum to be exact. Pretty neat to register log in and see your new ride already posted. Thanks Steve.
Lol. I have new plans for it. Nothing drastic...perhaps a V8 upgrade will be in order. A set of larger breaks adapters etc from MustangSteve....as well some of the other solid parts . Upgrades he has. Any way. Once, I make a few post I guess I can upload some pictures.
love the car....even better my two boys love it....and perhaps my wife will warm up to it after she gets behind the wheel and turns 18 again. Lol

Welcome aboard!  When you get ready to post some pics, start a completely new post in this section so you can post progress to your own post as time goes on and you improve the T5.